Product and Process Design for Life Cycle Risk Reduction and Environmental Impact Mitigation

Research Team:

Start Date:

Jan 1, 1991

End Date:

Jan 20, 1994

Collaborator:

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Research Areas:

Framework, Methods & Tools

Keyword:

Life-Cycle-Assessment

Automobile

Sustainability Indicators

Management/design

Associated Publications:

A Life Cycle Approach to Product System Design
Life Cycle Design Guidance Manual: Environmental Requirements and the Product System
Product Life Cycle Assessment to Reduce Health Risks and Environmental Impacts
The Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Design

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